Aeroflot Open 2026_B13
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 05 Mar 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1847, and top seed was Ivan Belik (🇷🇺 RUS, 2042).
Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1917) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Artem Den Tsepilov (6.0) and Ivan Belik (6.0). Zhelonkin won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Lev Aleks Egorushkin (1699) beat Artem Den Tsepilov (CM, 2034), a +335-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsKirill Mikh Zhelonkin led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin drew with CM Artem Den Tsepilov (Black).
Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Artem Den Tsepilov 3 wins (R2–R4)Ivan Belik 5 wins (R4–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh | 1917 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.25 | 37.0 | +64.0 | 2059 |
| 2 | CMTsepilov, Artem Den | 2034 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 38.0 | -30.4 | 1951 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Belik, Ivan | 2042 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.25 | 38.0 | -33.6 | 1950 |
| 5 | Siverin, Vladislav | 1945 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 38.5 | -10.4 | 1915 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Egorushkin, Lev Aleks | 1699 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 38.5 | +112.4 | 1943 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Demidov, Vladimir Mikh | 1833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 15.50 | 39.5 | +6.4 | 1848 |
| 7 | Sidelnikov, Fedor Andr | 1718 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 40.5 | +24.0 | 1781 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Gorshkov, Artem O | 1805 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | — | 3.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -17.6 | 1773 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Eliseytsev, Vladimir | 1698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 5.75 | 42.5 | -45.6 | 1590 |
| 10 | Khasanchin, Damir | 1781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | 1 | * | 1.5 | 3.75 | 42.5 | -69.2 | 1609 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Egorushkin, Lev AleksRUS+112.45.5 pts · #4
- 2Zhelonkin, Kirill MikhRUS+64.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Sidelnikov, Fedor AndrFID+24.03.5 pts · #7
- 1Khasanchin, DamirFID-69.21.5 pts · #10
- 2Eliseytsev, VladimirRUS-45.61.5 pts · #9
- 3Belik, IvanRUS-33.66.0 pts · #3
- R1+335 Elo gap
- R6+316 Elo gap
- R7+112 Elo gap